Make an appointment – Or at the very least let us know you are coming. We are not a large staff so we will do our best to help you with your quest. Rome was not built in a day. expect homework.
Come Prepared:
photos of your space, existing lights or other details
floorplans and elevations or at least dimensions
Ways to gain inspiration:
- Have you checked out Pinterest?
- Find Lunaria on Pinterest and all our boards.
- Houzz has some great images.
- Find Lunaria on Houzz
- Our Facebook page has some great resources.
- Expectations:
- From your visit you can expect some homework. Our goal is to leave you with a few directions that will lead to a fairly speedy decision on your part. Lunaria will partner with you in this decision making process and hopes to leave you feeling like you want to tell everyone all about it.
THE LUNARIA METHOD
if you have already been in then you know we have a method that generally works for us and our clients while navigating this difficult lighting selection process.
our approach is to take a step back and lean into the details rather than falling in love with a light that just wont work for you. Typically, if you think about lights in this order the millions of options refines itself into a select few.
start with DIMENSIONS and ARCHITECTURAL LIMITATIONS.
- do you have a slope ceiling?
- are you walking under the light?
- if for a dining room, what is your table dimension?
what do you need the light to do - aka LIGHT UTILITY
- are there other lights in the space?
- what is the color of light you like?
- what are you doing under the light?
often people don't know how much light they need but they do know what they are going to do under the light
- eat?
- paperwork or puzzles?
- hang out or sleep?
what do you want to SPEND?
- we work with so many lines there is no judgement here but knowing what you want to spend shortcuts the list.
WHEN do you NEED THE LIGHT?
- next weekend?
- timing does not make a difference.
other questions..
what other lights do you see?
you hate seeing a raw bulb? or have glare concerns?
you name it. lay it all out there..
and don't be afraid to be organized.. make a spreadsheet, what ever method of organization works for you.
and then we get to the aesthetic.. and if you have this checklist well all the sudden you can take lights out of the running before falling in love with them if they wont work for you.
